Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday said it will not meddle in the plans by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to go after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Yinka Odumakin, the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary in a chat with Daily Independent said Afenifere’s focus now is lasting solution to the siege on Yorubaland by Fulani herders and bandits.

An online news medium, Peoples Gazette had reported that The EFCC has written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CBB), requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form.

A copy of the letter revealed that the investigation into Tinubu began last year after the removal of erstwhile Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

The letter marked CR/3000/EFCC/LS/Vol4/322, dated November 6, 2020, was signed by the then Lagos zonal head, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is now the Chairman of the EFCC.
The letter read in part, “In view of the above, you are kindly requested to furnish the commission with the outstanding requested information of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu.

During his screening at the National Assembly, Abdulrasheed Bawa last week, the new EFCC Chairman said the Commission has the legal backing to investigate unexplained wealth.

When asked if Afenifere will intervene to defend one of its sons if Tinubu is summoned by the EFCC, Odumakin said Afenifere will not defend any of its sons who refused to stand up for Yorubaland in their time of need.

According to him, the planned probe of Tinubu by the EFCC is an internal political affair of the APC and not of interest to Afenifere.

“Let them sort out themselves. It has nothing to do with us in Afenifere. Let them fight their corruption the way they want and sort themselves out. It is not an issue for us. It is their internal politics and it has nothing to do with Afenifere.

“We are fighting the killings and attacks on Yoruba people at this moment. That is what we have time for now. Our focus now is to end the serial attacks, banditry and raping of our women and other things that are going on. That is our concern at the moment; not any party or political leader.”

On the claim by Chief Ayo Adebanjo four years ago that an attack on Tinubu is an attack on the Yoruba race, Odumakin said the circumstances in which Adebanjo uttered the statement is quite different from today’s situation.

“We do not disown our leader, Papa Ayo Adebanjo for the statement he made at that time but the circumstances was different from what obtains now.

“Our people are under serious siege and anybody that cannot stand up for them in what they are going through cannot have Yoruba support at this time.”

bjdon:
haha. Tinubu the frog eyed rouge you see your life. Fulani have betrayed you, Yoruba can't stand you, your name smells in SE/SS. By the time they finish you, your political career will be well and truly over. Poetic justice!!

bjdon:
haha. Tinubu the frog eyed rouge you see your life. Fulani have betrayed you, Yoruba can't stand you, your name smells in SE/SS. By the time they finish you, your political career will be well and truly over. Poetic justice!!

agulion:
Off cause nobody will support a big thief of that magnitude, I was in Chicago USA when he hard problem nacotic agents

seunmsg:
I don’t get it, what kind of support can Afenifere offer? Would they have ordered EFCC to stop whatever investigation they are allegedly carrying out or what? Did Tinubu even ask them for support? Everybody just want to use Tinubu’s name to shine these days.

StaffofOrayan:
I am actually shocked Tinubu didn't see this coming! This is fulani politics 101,

Legendhero I remember we had this convo

The plan is to make Tinubu too busy saving his own skin to worry about actually losing parts of Lagos or any part of the SW, not that he cared in the first place anyway

seunmsg:
I don’t get it, what kind of support can Afenifere offer? Would they have ordered EFCC to stop whatever investigation they are allegedly carrying out or what? Did Tinubu even ask them for support? Everybody just want to use Tinubu’s name to shine these days.

buckeyemedia:
Mumu you believe this rubbish story? Toothless losers Yinka Odumakin & Useless Jonathan & his wife haven’t been sentenced to prison, you are stupidly shouting Bola Tinubu’s name.

StaffofOrayan:


Una Don start,
U see that support Igboho had that drives APC demonss in the SW crazy?
Tinubu won't see 0.1 of that support,
We told the silly man and his useless party to speak up for his people,

StaffofOrayan:


Una Don start,
U see that support Igboho had that drives APC demonss in the SW crazy?
Tinubu won't see 0.1 of that support,
We told the silly man and his useless party to speak up for his people,

buckeyemedia:
Don’t mind those toothless Mumus, everybody they support always loses, useless Losers, immediately Buhari freed himself from their support, he became President.

EXPECT NOTHING INSPIRING FROM ANY SUPPORTER OF "BOBO CHICAGO"...THE JAZZ MAN THAT "Tinubu" USES IS LEGENDARY!!...

seunmsg:


Is anybody begging you for support? Tinubu has not said anything but some clowns are all over the place withdrawing a support nobody south from them. Is this ment or crass idiocy?

seunmsg:


Is anybody begging you for support? Tinubu has not said anything but some clowns are all over the place withdrawing a support nobody south from them. Is this ment or crass idiocy?

buckeyemedia:
For lack of vision my people perish, Osinbajo is who Bola Tinubu is supporting for 2023, keep looking at the birds flying in the sky.

PrinceOfLagos:

Tinubu will soon be disgraced

seunmsg:


Is anybody begging you for support? Tinubu has not said anything but some clowns are all over the place withdrawing a support nobody sought from them. Is this ment or crass idiocy?

StaffofOrayan:


Una Don start,
U see that support Igboho had that drives APC demonss in the SW crazy?
Tinubu won't see 0.1 of that support,
We told the silly man and his useless party to speak up for his people,

adekolaelect:
shut up when do you see leaders from Igbo land speak up in support of KANU that was disorganized by Buharis Python then ? Na to use ponadol for another mans headache sweet you yet nothing fruitful will come out of it for you .wait to let him be prosecuted before manifested the sadness in you.

StaffofOrayan:


Ohhhhhh the begging is coming,
That is another prediction for you, that's how they roll, during election and when their business interests are at stake, they go deeply tribal,
The funny thing is you didn't in your wildest dream expect this to happen, even when it was glaring, maybe you did and this is all part of the game

Oshigun:


You're very irritating and a real nuisance. Hope you know that?

StaffofOrayan:


When you have grown to love lies and deceit and politicians, the truth tends to be irritating

StaffofOrayan:


The first sign of an oppressed man is his penchant to compare misery, his first defense is to show you someone else that is under an heavier boot than his,
But sooner or later you will have to face reality,
My own point for a while on NL is that all these things that are happening will happen, what is our plan as a people,

StaffofOrayan:


The first sign of an oppressed man is his penchant to compare misery, his first defense is to show you someone else that is under an heavier boot than his,
But sooner or later you will have to face reality,
My own point for a while on NL is that all these things that are happening will happen, what is our plan as a people,